John,
Is this a trusted shop that you regularly do business with? It sounds like
an upsell to me.
I buy the Techron injector cleaner at Costco (6 pack) when it's on sale and
put one bottle in every car during the summer and found that to be
sufficient that I don't think I've ever had an injector issue. Seafoam,
Marvel Mystery Oil are two that I've heard people like too. I suspect just
using one of the better grades of fuel (Top Tier?) which has cleaners in it
would be fine also.
My cost for the Techron at Costco is about $3/car/year. That is about what
I think the injector clogging issue is worth with today's fuel and cars. I
would not go anywhere near a $150 injector flush. If the injectors truly
are dirty, your emissions and drivability may suffer and you should get them
cleaned professionally (ultrasonic) for about $25-$30/injector. This would
be a far better investment.
Jack
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From: Shop-talk [mailto:shop-talk-bounces@autox.team.net] On Behalf Of John
T. Blair
Sent: Monday, April 11, 2016 8:14 AM
To: shop-talk@autox.team.net
Subject: [Shop-talk] Fuel Injector Cleaners
Hey gang,
I went to get my car, a '06 Scion xB /w 54,000 mi, state inspected on Sat.
When it was done, they suggested that I have the fuel injectors "cleaned".
Only $150!
My question to the group, is do you all have this done? All I've seen on
shows like 60 min, is that the shops were telling people to have it done,
and then charging the customer, but not doing the work.
Are any of the in the bottle cleaners any good?
Is this a good as the "shop cleaning"? I assume that they don't take the
injectors off the engine, so really all they're doing is pumping a chemical
through the system. Maybe a little better than mixing with the fuel and
running it through the system.
If you recommend a cleaner in the bottle, which ones and how often?
Or is all this really snake oil?
TIA
John
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